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Advocacy Plan for Change
During this Performance Task Assessment, you will identify and research an issue in the early childhood field where you can be a strong advocate. You will then develop and implement an advocacy plan to address the issue. Finally, you will reflect upon your efforts as an advocate in the early childhood field.
Prepare to develop your Advocacy Plan by reviewing the resource
How to Write for Positive Social Change
, and consider an advocacy issue in the early childhood field you might be able to impact in your current role. Then, complete the following four sections in the Advocacy Plan Template:
Section 1: Advocacy Issue in Early Childhood (1—2 paragraphs per question; 2—3 pages total)
- Explain your selected advocacy issue and the goals and outcomes you want to achieve through your advocacy plan.
Respond to each of the following questions to develop a detailed explanation of your advocacy issue and goals:
What is the issue you are advocating for?
Why is your issue important to the early childhood community?
Why is your issue important to you?
What is the specific problem you are going to address in your plan?
What is the specific goal?
What is the aim of your advocacy plan? State what you want to achieve based upon your vision for change in the early childhood field.
Where is your plan being implemented?
Note: You are required to implement one of the action steps in the Advocacy Plan to complete this Assessment.
Section 2: Resource Analysis and Synthesis (2—3 pages)
- Select at least three current resources that provide multiple perspectives on the issue you selected.
- Then, complete the following:
Identify each resource, including the APA citation.
Write a 1- to 2-paragraph summary for each resource.
Analyze the resources and write a 2- to 3-paragraph synthesis of your findings.
Note: When selecting resources, look for resources that explore the root causes of the problem, and describe the current policy or state of the issue. Pay particular attention to any solutions found in the research or suggested “next steps” in addressing the issue.
Section 3: Advocacy Plan (1—2 pages)
- Respond to the following prompts:
What is your goal for your Advocacy Plan? (1 paragraph)
What is your goal statement? (1 sentence)
How does your goal help or improve your selected issue? (1—2 paragraphs) - Then, complete the following sections of the “Advocacy Plan: Action Steps Chart:”
Objective: What do you want to accomplish?
Action Steps: How will your objective be accomplished?
Collaborator: Who will assist you?
Resources: What resources do you need?
Timeline: What is the timeline?
Assessment: How will you assess your progress?
Outcome: How will you know you have met your objective?
Note: You are required to implement one of the action steps in the Advocacy Plan to complete this Assessment.
Section 4: Implementation and Reflection (1—2 pages)
- Implement one of the action steps in your Advocacy Plan.
- Then, write a 1- to 2-page reflection that explains the following:
Your advocacy process, and how you implemented one of the action steps in your Advocacy Plan.
How you collaborated with others to achieve your objective.
The result of your action step implementation, and how it did or will lead to positive social change for children, families, and/or the early childhood profession.
Your “lessons learned,” and how you might change your plan for advocacy the next time you develop an Advocacy Plan.
Advocacy Plan Template
Directions: Complete this template using the criteria and directions provided.
Section 1: Advocacy Issue in Early Childhood (1–2 paragraphs per question)
Explain your selected advocacy issue and the goals and outcomes you want to achieve through your Advocacy Plan. To develop a detailed explanation of your advocacy issue and goals, include your response to each of the following questions:
· What is the issue you are advocating for?
· Why is your issue important to the early childhood community?
· Why is your issue important to you?
· What is the specific problem you are going to address in your plan?
· What is the specific goal?
· What is the aim of your advocacy plan? State what you want to achieve based upon your vision for change in the early childhood field.
· Where is your plan being implemented?
Note: You are required to implement one of the action steps in the Advocacy Plan to complete this Assessment.
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Section 1: Advocacy Issue in Early Childhood here:
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Section 2: Resource Analysis and Synthesis (2–3 pages) |
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Select at least three current resources that provide multiple perspectives on the issue you selected. Then, complete the following: · Identify each resource, including the APA citation. · Write a 1—2 paragraph summary for each resource. · Analyze the resources, and write a 2—3 paragraph synthesis of your findings. Note: When selecting resources, look for ones that explores the root causes of the problem and describe the current policy or state of the issue. Pay particular attention to any solutions found in the research or suggested “next steps” that address the issue. |
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Section 3. Advocacy Plan (1–2 pages) |
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Respond to the following prompts. Then, complete the Action Plan Chart. · What is your goal for your Advocacy Plan? · What is your goal statement? · How does your goal help or improve your selected issue?
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Advocacy Plan: Action Steps Chart |
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Objective What do you want to accomplish? |
Action Steps How will your objective be accomplished? |
Collaborator Who will assist you? |
Resources What resources do you need? |
Timeline What is the timeline? |
Assessment How will you assess your progress? |
Outcome How will you know you have met your objective? |
Note: Add more rows as necessary to the chart to include all of your action steps.
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Section 4. Implementation and Reflection (1–2 pages) |
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Implement one of the action steps in your Advocacy plan. Then, write a 1— to 2—page reflection that explains the following: · Your advocacy process, and how you implemented one of the action steps in your Advocacy Plan. · How you collaborated with others to achieve your objective. · The result of your action step implementation, and how it did or will lead to positive social change for children, families, and/or the early childhood profession. · Your “lessons learned” and how you might change your plan for advocacy the next time you develop an Advocacy Plan. |
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PL4003: Informed Advocacy in the Early Childhood Field: Develop research-based advocacy plans for current issues
in the early childhood field to promote positive social change.
Assessment Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
Topic 1: Defining an Advocacy Issue
Explain the selected advocacy
issue and the goals and
outcomes you want to achieve
through your advocacy plan.
LO1: Explain advocacy
issues and goals for
advocacy plans
Response is not present. Response is a vague,
inaccurate, or incomplete
explanation of an advocacy
issue and goals for advocacy
plans.
Response provides a clear,
accurate, research-based
explanation of an advocacy
issue and goals for advocacy
plans.
Select at least three current
resources that provide
multiple perspectives on the
issue you selected.
Then, complete the following:
identify each resource,
including the APA citation;
write a 1—2 paragraph
summary for each resource;
analyze the resources, and
write a 2—3 paragraph
synthesis of your findings.
LO2: Analyze multiple
perspectives on advocacy
Response is not present. Response is a vague,
inaccurate, or incomplete
analysis of multiple
perspectives on advocacy
issues in the early childhood
field.
Response provides a clear,
accurate, research-based
analysis of multiple
perspectives on advocacy
issues in the early childhood
field.
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issues in the early childhood
field
Respond to the following
prompts: What is your goal
for your Advocacy Plan? What
is your goal statement? How
does your goal help or
improve your selected issue?
LO3: Explain goals related to
advocacy issues
Response is not present. Response is a vague,
inaccurate, or an incomplete
explanation of goals related
to the selected advocacy
issue.
Response provides a clear,
accurate, research-based
explanation of goals related
to the selected advocacy
issue.
Complete the following
sections of the Advocacy
Plan: Action Steps Chart:
Objectives, Action Steps,
Collaborator, Resources,
Timelines, Assessment, and
Outcome.
LO4: Develop advocacy plans
Response is not present. Response is a vague,
inaccurate, or incomplete
advocacy plan.
Response provides a clear
and accurate, research-based
advocacy plan.
Topic 2: Advocating for Positive Change
Write a 1—to 2—page
reflection that explains the
following: your advocacy
process and how you
implemented one of the action
steps in your Advocacy Plan;
how you collaborated with
others to achieve your
objective; the result of your
action step implementation;
how the implementation did or
will lead to positive social
change for children, families,
and/or the early childhood
Response is not present. Response is a vague,
inaccurate, or incomplete
analysis of the
implementation of social
change advocacy plans.
Response provides a clear,
accurate, research based
analysis of the
implementation of social
change advocacy plans.
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profession; and, your
“lessons learned,” and how
you might change your plan
for advocacy the next time
you develop an Advocacy
Plan.
LO1: Analyze the
implementation of early
childhood advocacy plans
Professional Skills Assessment
In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skills: Inquiry and Analysis
and Information Literacy. These skills count toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional
Skills.
Inquiry and Analysis: Apply strategies to identify, frame, and evaluate issues and problems.
2 1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
LO2: Use a logical
organizing principle to
identify the key parts or
elements of a problem or
question in a selected
field of study.
Elements or parts of
the problem or
question are not
presented.
Elements or parts of the
problem or question are
presented in a disorganized
manner.
Elements or parts of the problem
or question are presented in an
organized manner.
Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make
decisions.
LO3: Synthesize
information from multiple,
credible sources
Synthesis is not
present.
Synthesis demonstrates a vague
connection between multiple
sources and/or the topic.
Synthesis demonstrates a clear and
cohesive connection between
multiple sources and/or ideas to
support a given topic.
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Mastery Rubric
In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to
meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.
MASTERY RUBRIC
Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis
LO1: Analyze
multiple, relevant
sources to apply
principles and
concepts related to
current issues in the
early childhood field.
The advocacy plan analyzes multiple, relevant sources to address issues in the field of early
childhood in order to promote positive social change and advocate for children, families, and/or
the profession.
Yes
No
